Pen-extractor



A. W. WILLIAMS.

PEN EXTRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14, 1919.

--,319,444. Patented 00 5.21, 1919.

AARUN W. WILLIAMS, 0F MOUNIDVILLE, ALABAMA.

PEN-EXTRACTOB.

Leia int.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Oct. 21,1919.

I Application filed January 14, 1919. Serial No. 271,143.

To all who 111 it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON W. VVILmAMs, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Moundville, in the county of Halo, State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Extractors; and I do hereby doc are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in pen holders, and more particularly to an attachment therefor that may be applied to a pen holder of ordinary construction, to permit of the pen being discharged therefrom without the necessit of removing the pen by hand and soiling t e fingers.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character in which a novelly constructed pen extracting means is provided, said means being normally held in its retracted position and capable of be ing conveniently released for the purpose of discharging a pen.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of an attachment of this nature that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and may be readily applied to a penholder of the usual type without altering the construction thereof in any way.

With those and other objects of similar nature in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the attachment applied to a penholder of ordinary construction, and shown in its normal or retracted position,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

8 is a longitudinal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 41 is a, view similar to Fig. 3, with the parts in their released position,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the spring detached from the penholder.

Referring now to the drawings, the nu morals 10 and 11 respectively designate the inner and outer tubular members of a penholder of the usual type, and between which a can print if? is adapted e it. J l and clamped, the handle portion of the holder being represented by the numeral 18.

Attention will now be directed to the attaclunent proper, said attachment comprising, essentially, two members 14: and '15. The discharge or pen extracting member 14:

is formed intermediate its endswith a series of coils 16', said coils being adapted to encircle the outer tubular member 11 and loosely disposed thereon. One end of the member 1 1 is extended forwardly along the tubular member 11 and beyond the open end thereof, is then bent upon itself as at 17 and extended into the-open end of the tubular member 10, and again bent upon itself as at 18 and terminating in an upward projection or finger 19, adapted to lie within the longitudinal slot 20 formed in the tubular member 10.

The other end of the member 141 extends rearwardly from the coil 16 and is terminally provided with a lateral projection 21, said projection passing through alined openings in the ears 22 of the member 15 and through the handle 13 and forming the pivotal connection between the member 15 and said handle. The member or keeper 15 which forms the means by which the finger 19 is held in its retracted position in the slot 20, is bent in the form of a V, one arm of which carries the cars 22 above referred to and the other arm 23 extending forwardly along the holder and terminally provided with a pair of spaced downward projections 24:, said projections being adapted to embrace the tubular member 11 forwardly of the coils to hold said coils compressed and the projection 19 in its retracted position. Disposed between the handle 13 and the firstnamed arm of the member 15 and securely riveted to the former, is a spring 25 said spring normally urging the keeper upwardly on the pivot 21 to retain the projections 24; in their operative position with relation to the coils.

In operation the keeper 15 is moved against the tension of the spring 25 to the position shown in Fig. 4. The coils 16 are then compressed to move the finger 19 rearwardly in the slot 20, and the member 15 then released to engage the coils and retain the finger in its retracted position. The pen 12 is then inserted between the tubular members 10 and 11 to engage the finger 19 as h i Fig. 3..

are swung out of engagement with the coils 16, thus allowing the coils to expand, the projection 19 moving outwardly in the slot 20 and forcing the pen from the holder.

It will be further noted that the forward or looped portion of the member 14 is curved forwardly as at 26 and adapted to engage the pen when same is in position within the holder, the resiliency of the wire permitting of the looped portion to be slightly compressed and the pen thus more securely held in place.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have provided an attachment that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and may be readily operated to accomplish its purpose in a wholly efiicient manner.

What is claimed is:

In a pen extractor, the combination with a penholder having a handle, an outer tubular member and a slotted inner tubular member, of a retractile member coiled about the outer tubular member and having one end extended forwardly and bent upon itself and projecting into the inner tubular member and terminating in a pen engaging finger adapted to ride in the slotted portion thereof, the other end of said retractile member extending rearwardly of the coils and terminating in a lateral extension adapted for insertion through the handle, and spring-pressed means pivotally mounted on said lateral extension and normally engaging the coils to hold said finger in its retracted position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

AARON W. WILLIAMS. Witnesses A. G. PARKER, GLOVER Rocco.

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